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neutron skin: a standalone construct

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difference between neutron and proton root-mean-square radii in a nucleus, used to constrain the density dependence of the symmetry energy.

In nuclear physics, neutron skin refers to difference between neutron and proton root-mean-square radii in a nucleus, used to constrain the density dependence of the symmetry energy. This meaning comes from Alex Brown (2000) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

Alex Brown, B. (2000). Neutron Radii in Nuclei and the Neutron Equation of State. Physical Review Letters, 85(25), 5296-5299. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.85.5296

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